Global Polio Eradication Initiative High-Level Interview:  WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
In the first of a series of high-level interviews, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shares his views on the global fight against polio.

Protecting the future: keeping mothers and children healthy during humanitarian crises
One in four people around the world live in fragile settings.  Increasing conflict, natural disasters and other complex factors are contributing to an unprecedented number of children and families living amid humanitarian crises.  This contribution by UN Foundation experts reflects on what lessons must be learned to come together and forge solutions.

Beyond the game – sport for a healthier future
On the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup 2026, leaders in global health, sport and international development gathered at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center for “Beyond the Game: Sport for a Healthier Future”. The event, hosted by the Gates Foundation, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for Communities and the European Football Clubs (EFC) Foundation, explored how sport, and football in particular, can accelerate progress on child health—from improving child survival to ending diseases like polio. More.

Summary of new polioviruses this week: 

• Afghanistan:  one WPV1 case
• Pakistan:  six WPV1-positive environmental samples
• South Sudan:  two cVDPV1 cases